A TEXAS MAN has pleaded guilty in a Rhode Island federal court to his role in an online romance scam in which elderly women were cheated out of more than $1.6 million by someone pretending to be an Army general. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT
PROVIDENCE – A Texas man has pleaded guilty to his role in an online romance scam in which elderly women – including a Rhode Island woman – were cheated out of a total of more than $1.6 million by someone pretending to be an Army general, according to U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary A.…